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A desperate and largely unknown humanitarian crisis is deteriorating in the Lake Chad Basin region of West Africa, forcing millions of people to flee their homes and leaving millions more in need of humanitarian assistance. Oxfam is providing life-saving support but help is urgently needed to prevent the crisis turning into a catastrophe.

Since January 2015 more than 1 million women and men fleeing war, persecution, natural disasters and poverty entered or passed through Greece in search of safety and a better life. We are working in Athens, Lesvos island and the Epirus region of North-West Greece responding to the urgent needs of people arriving. Support our work.

Did you know that 90% of Africa’s rural land is undocumented, leaving rural communities vulnerable to land-grabbing? It's a matter of human rights. It's their land. Join our collective effort to make a difference not just for Indigenous Peoples and local communities but for the health of the environment and ending poverty and inequality.

Every year, the gap between rich and poor gets even wider – and it’s being fuelled by the use of tax havens. Today, 62 individuals have the same wealth as the poorest half the people on our planet. It is time to bring an end to inequality. It is time to Even it up!

Two years of extended fighting has forced thousands of people to seek refuge in Nyal and the islands surrounding it. Many must regularly walk long distances alone in search of aid and food. We are assisting them to access free and safe travel by training canoe operators and distributing vouchers for transport.

For 40 years, the Quechua communities in Peru have lived with contaminated rivers, and poor health as a result of oil drilling. Teddy Guerra is leading the effort to obtain integral land rights for his community before any more concessions are given to oil companies. Read his story and sign the petition.

Millions of people are being forced to flee their homes, risking everything to escape conflict, disaster, poverty or hunger. We are working in nine of the ten top refugee source countries as well as in refugee host countries. We urgently need your help to reach people in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and in Europe.

With no end in sight to the conflict in Syria, hundreds of thousands of people are living in desperate conditions and exposed to continuing violence. Today, half the pre-conflict population of 22 million Syrians have fled their homes and more than 13.5 million people urgently need your help.

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Georgia

Georgia remains among the poorest countries of the former Soviet Union. Many of its problems have been exacerbated by the global economic crisis: paid employment is hard to come by, basic services are under-resourced, and social support is insufficient for the most vulnerable people. However, with help from Oxfam and our local partners, things are starting to change.

Georgia currently has a population of approximately 5 million people, ten per cent of which are internally displaced, due to internal conflicts in the early 1990’s and again in August 2008.

Although rapid Government reforms are now taking place, the benefits are failing to reach poor and rural populations. Poverty in Georgia particularly affects women living in the rural areas and small holder farmers. Volatility of food prices threatens the food security and livelihoods of many, already vulnerable and poor people. The Government of Georgia has an opportunity to focus public policies on agriculture with a potential for a triple win – an area for critical growth, food security and poverty reduction.

Oxfam in Georgia

Oxfam’s program in Georgia was originally launched in 1993 to provide emergency relief but by 1999 we phased out much of our emergency relief projects, shifting the focus to longer term development. We work with and through local partners including civil society organizations, NGOs, networks and different levels of the Georgian government.

Sustainable livelihoods

Oxfam and our partners are helping poor farmers to grow their own vegetables, y providing technical support, seeds, and fertilizers , and to establish trade opportunities with new markets.

Access to quality health services

We support poor rural communities to access basic treatment and medicines at an affordable price through health financing programs.

Disaster risk management

We work with communities to help prepare and reduce the impact of natural disasters, such as landslides and flooding. We have also been developing tools for assessing disaster and vulnerability on a national level.

Women, youths and people affected by conflict

Oxfam is empowering people in poverty to make their voices heard, building the capacity of women and young people in leadership, education and the work place.

Institutional accountability

We push to keep government institutions accountable for the provision of quality public services and economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable.

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